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The life I've been living / by Moses Cruikshank ; recorded and compiled by William Schneider.

Cruikshank, Moses, 1904-1996 (Author). Schneider, William S., 1946- (Added Author). Elmer E. Rasmuson Library. Alaska and Polar Regions Department. (Added Author). Washington State Library. Rare Publications Collection. (Added Author).

Summary:

Biography of Athabaskan elder and storyteller from interior Alaska. Blends description, advice and humour to teach the lessons learned living in the bush.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0912006234
  • ISBN: 9780912006239
  • Physical Description: vii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: [Fairbanks] : Alaska & Polar Regions Dept., Elmer Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, ©1986.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"June 1986."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-129).
Formatted Contents Note:
Early recollections -- Mission school (Holy Cross mission, St. Mark`s mission, Nenana) -- A summer on the Pelican (boat) -- Learning about dogs -- Mushing with the missionaries -- Wage work -- In search of God -- Mining work in Fairbanks -- Back to the creeks -- Pay dirt -- Serving uncle Sam and more prospecting -- the Rural development project -- Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Native Association

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Subject: Cruikshank, Moses, 1904-1996.
Cruikshank, Moses, 1904-1996.
Athapascan Indians > Biography.
Athapascan Indians > Social life and customs.
Frontier and pioneer life > Alaska.
Alaska > History > 1867-1959.
Alaska > Biography.
Athapascan Indians.
Athapascan Indians > Social life and customs.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Alaska.
Genre: History
Biography.

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